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Ruins
Aldea de Tulor
An ancient village site in the Los Flamencos reserve, seen on a 778 m trail.Entry: Reserve by email. Closed Saturdays and SundaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsChurch
Church of San Pedro de Atacama
The town's main church beside the plaza, one of the oldest churches in Chile.Entry: Check opening times at the doorSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
Historic center
Adobe streets around the plaza where restaurants serve local dishes such as lamb with desert herbs.Entry: Pay as you goNature
Laguna Cejar
A very salty lagoon in the Salar de Atacama where swimmers float without effort.Entry: CLP[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
Laguna Chaxa
A lagoon in the Salar de Atacama, run by the Toconao community, where flamingos feed.Entry: Buy in the Ckapin Ticket appSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
Laguna Tebenquiche
A wide lagoon on the Atacama salt flat that mirrors the Andes at sunset.Entry: CLP[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNatureBook ahead
Miscanti and Miñiques Lagoons
Two deep blue high-altitude lagoons at about 4,300 m below the volcanoes of the same names.Entry: Book online, check in at SocaireSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
Piedras Rojas
Red iron-stained rocks beside the white Salar de Talar and blue lagoons, over 4,000 m up.Entry: Reached by 4x4 or on a tourSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins
Pukará de Quitor
A pre-Inca hillside fortress about 3 km from the center of San Pedro de Atacama.Entry: CLP[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
Socaire
Altiplano village on the lagoon route where tours stop for lunch and Miscanti visitors check in.Entry: Pay as you goNature
Tatio Geysers
A geothermal field above 4,300 m whose steam columns are strongest in the freezing cold at dawn.Entry: CLP[fee] at the entranceSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Toconao
Lickanantay village south of San Pedro that offers community tourism visits on local farming customs.Entry: Free to visitNatureBook ahead
Valle de la Luna
Salt and clay formations and giant dunes in the Cordillera de la Sal, famous at sunset.Entry: Buy online a day aheadSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsViewpoint